Question

Giraffe

The giraffe is the tallest modem land animal. It can be over 5.5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1.9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has onlyseven bones in its neck,the same number as in the humans ’. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone

in a giraffe ’s neck is very long,while the bones in a human ’s neck are short. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby,called a calf,is about 1.9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck,it can reach the high leaves on the trees.

() 1. In this passage the underlined word giraffe means .

A.鲸鱼 B.长颈鹿 C.大象 D.河马

() 2. The bones in a bird’s neck are .

   A. as big as in a human ’s neck  B. as big as in a giraffe’s neck

   C. many more than in a human ’s neck   D. much smaller than in a giraffe’s neck

() 3. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. A giraffe has only seven bones.

   B. The giraffe is the largest animal on the land.

   C. It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

   D. Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes.

() 4. When a giraffe is born,it is about .

   A. 5. 5 meters long   B. 5. 5 meters tall

   C. 1. 9 meters long   D. 1. 9 meters tall

() 5. We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger .

   A. it will run away as fast as possible

   B. it will run to eat the tiger

   C. it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

   D. it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat

Answer 1

2.C

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本文介绍了长颈鹿的情况。

1. B词义猜测题。根据文章描述可以猜测出这种动物是长颈鹿D

2.C 细节理解题。根据第五句“ Even a small bird has

many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. ” 可知

选C_。

3. C细节理解题_，根据倒数第二句“By the age of eight it

is full - grown. ” 可知选 C。

4. D细节理解题。根据倒数第四句“The baby, called a

calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth.”可知选 D。

5. A推理判断题。根据倒数第二句“The giraffe eats

mostly leaves. ”可知长颈鹿不是肉食动物，故BCD都不正确。